Having cancer is like riding a roller coaster. One minute you’re up the next minute you’re down. Uncertainties about your illness, side effects from treatment, financial difficulties, stress at home with your spouse or children can all take a huge toll on your emotions. Sometimes you just need a good cry. I know when …
When I was diagnosed with cancer, I was truly devastated and taken aback. The thought of having a treatment course that lasted almost a year was hard to imagine. Now that my treatment is almost over, I’m really starting to enjoy the journey. This week will mark the beginning of October, and Breast Cancer awareness …
I was diagnosed with breast cancer back in December 2014 and now, nine months later, I am STILL undergoing treatment for that same cancer. I never would’ve thought that my cancer treatment would take up an entire year of my life, but it appears that this is precisely what is going to happen. I …
When I got diagnosed with breast cancer, the last thing I wanted to hear was that I needed chemotherapy. Not only did I need chemotherapy, the chemotherapy treatments would last for 6 months. Ironically, many of my patients come to my office, refusing to take chemotherapy. The fear of getting sick, or horror stories …
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When you get the results of your biopsy and you are told you have cancer, it is very hard to contain your thoughts. As your mind is racing, you may stop listening to what is being said, making it hard to take the next step in the process. You will be given several appointments for …
What are the killers? Killers are those people who kill your desire to get treatment. They scare you with often times exaggerated stories of treatment related side effects or stories of other peoples poor outcomes. They talk you out of getting scientifically proven treatments that could cure you and talk you into doing nothing or …
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